Where does “helhetsbilde” come from?
helhetsbilde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bilde, from Danish billede, from Old Danish beletæ, from Middle Low German bilede, from Old Saxon bilithi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi — likeness, image.
helhetsbilde (Norwegian Bokmål): complete picture, overall picture
Definitions
- complete picture, overall picture
Ancestry of “helhetsbilde”, step by step
helhetsbilde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bilde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bilde | picture, image |
| 2 | Danish | billede | picture, image; photo |
| 3 | Old Danish | beletæ | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | bilede | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | bilithi | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *biliþi | likeness, image |
via Norwegian Bokmål helhet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | helhet | a whole; entirety |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | hel | whole, unbroken; pure, all; it, all of it, the... |
| 3 | Old Norse | heill | health; omen, happiness; healthy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |